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Title: Measurement of burrs

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Bendix Corp., Kansas City, Mo. (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
4283018
Report Number(s):
BDX-613-1120; CONF-740445-3
NSA Number:
NSA-30-009007
DOE Contract Number:
AT(29-1)-613
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: SME international tool and manfacturing show conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 29 Apr 1974; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-74
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
N80740* -General & Miscellaneous-Physics & Engineering; N42000 -Engineering; *METALS- SURFACE FINISHING; MACHINING; ROUGHNESS

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Gillespie, L.K. Measurement of burrs. United States: N. p., 1973. Web. doi:10.2172/4283018.
Gillespie, L.K. Measurement of burrs. United States. doi:10.2172/4283018.
Gillespie, L.K. Mon . "Measurement of burrs". United States. doi:10.2172/4283018. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4283018.
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  • Methods were determined for controlling turning-burr size to reduce deburring cost and improve the quality of miniature precision components. A maximum burr height and thickness of 25.4 ..mu..m (0.001 inch) are essential to obtaining consistent deburring and limiting stock loss to 2.54 ..mu..m (0.0001 inch) and edge radii to 76.4 ..mu..m (0.003 inch). Controlling factors include the tool's side-cutting edge angle, back rake, feedrate, and radial depth-of-cut, and the material's strain-hardening exponent and ductility.
  • In industry's continuing struggle with burrs, several cost reducing approaches have been largely overlooked. Electrochemical Deburring (ECD) is one of these processes. While this process has been used in the U.S. since 1962 and has been described briefly in over 100 publications, it has not received all the industry acceptance that most authorities feel it deserves. As the name implies, this is a process which uses both electricity and chemistry to remove burrs. It is a very fast process suitable to a wide range of metals. It is one of the few processes which does not require a tool whichmore » cuts, scrapes, abrades, or otherwise touches the burr. Some of its best applications are with materials or configurations which are not easily deburred by any other process.« less
  • This document contains a standard for burrs and deburring and an informational section. This is a voluntary standard, designed to convey edge quality expectations in the absence of any other definition. The informational section provides some rationale and insight into the impact of certain choices. The removal of burrs, rendering them more functional, and smoothing of edges are all often jointly referred to as deburring'' or burring.'' The term edge finishing'' is also used to describe the actions just mentioned. The degree of burr removal and edge finishing necessary for assembly and later use varies greatly among products and industries.more » The size, location, and properties of burrs similarly can vary widely between products and materials and even on the same product. Included are degrees of edge finishing that should be used when describing desired edge qualities.« less